Surrey shootout reported in Newton, car found burned Sunday
Posted August 22, 2022 7:03 am.
Last Updated August 22, 2022 1:55 pm.
Mounties in Surrey are looking into reports of shots fired in Newton Sunday night.
The RCMP was called to the area of 151 Street and 68 Avenue just after 8:30 p.m.
Early indications suggest there was a shootout between people in what’s believed to have been a silver SUV and others in a newer model black sedan.
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“It is currently suspected that shots originated from the occupants of the black sedan,” the RCMP says in a release.
Investigators say they received reports of a car on fire along 83 Avenue a short time after officers received the shots fired call. The car on fire has since been identified as a silver SUV, believed to have been involved in the exchange of gunfire.
The RCMP is looking to speak with anyone who may have more information. Investigators are also looking for anyone who may have dashcam footage from the area of 68 Avenue between 152 and 151 streets between 8:30 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. You can contact the Surrey RCMP at 604.599.0502 and quote file 2022-126823.
Anonymous reports can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS.
